Automatic leader for type-composing machines.



, Patenfed May 2o, |902. y J. s. BANcRoFT s. M. c. mnAHL.

AUTOMATIC LEADER FOB TYPE CMPSING MACHmES.

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No.- 700,288.v Patented may 2o, |902; J. S. BANCROFT & M. C. INDAHL.. AUTOMATIC LEADER Fon TYPE coMPUslNG MACHINES.

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JOHN-SELLERS BANCECETv AND MAU'EITZC. INDAHL, on PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 'AssIGNoRs `BY MESNEASSICNMENTS, rro LANsToN MCNCTYPE` MACHINE COMPANY, 0E WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or 'Co- LUMBIA,'A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

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lSPEoIEIoAtrIoN forming pm of'Lmers .Patent No. 700,288, date May 20, 1902. Application led NovemlaerQ, 1901l Serial No. 81,7716. (No model.)

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Be it known that we, JOHN SELLERS BAN- CRCET and MAUEI'rz OJINDAHL, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvementsin Automatic Leaders for Type-Com posing Machines; and we hereby declare the. following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, and to the figures of reference marked thereon.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a controllable automatic leading attachment for type casting or setting machines-that is, one in which the function of inserting the leads between lines of type, although automatically performed, is su bservient to the will of the compositor to such an extent that he can determine and designate in advance the exact point or points where the leading shall begin and terminate.

To this end the invention comprehends the employment, in connection with a type-composing machine (wheth'er type lmaking and setting or type-setting alone) whose action is governed by a controller-such as a perforated record-strip or equivalent-of a leading` attachment responsivegto said controller and adapted to be thrown into and out of action thereby. A

The invention also includes an improved const'ructionof the leaderand of the actuating and controlling devices therefor by means of which movements normal to the machine to which it is-applied are utilized, all as hereinafter more fully described, the novel feaV tures being pointed outl'in-l the appended' claims. A l.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred form of embodiment of said invention, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the leading attachment applied in connection with a type casting and composing machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation'of the leader. Fig. 3 is a viewin perspective. Fig. Llis a top plan View. Fig. 5 is an end elevation, and Fig. 6 a vertical longitudinal section, of the lcontrolling mechanism. Fig.7 is an end elevation, and Fig. 8 `a` top plan view, of the leader and its actuating devices. Fig. 9 is a vertical'section on line X X of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 isa top plan view' of theautomatic trip mechanism intermediate the controlling mechanism and the leader proper. Fig. 11 is a detail ofthe yielding coupling and latch intermediate the lead-delivering plunger and its A actuating devices. Fig 12 is a perspective view of the lead-delivering plungerdetached.

Fig. 13 is a similar view of the link intermediate the latch and actuating devices. Fig. 14. is a longitudinal vertical section on line Y Y of Fig. 8, showing the disconnecting devices intermediate" the leader and its actuating mechanism. Fig. 15 is a perspective view of a section ofv the leader, showing one ofthe.

lead guides and pushers and Iche connections vwith the actuating mechanism. Fig. 16 is al longitudinal vertical section through the linesupporting blade. Fig. 17 is a transverse vertical section through said blade and the' transfer-bar. Fig. 18 is a perspecti-ve view of the line-supporting blade.` Fig. 19 is a perspective view of one of the lead-pushers removed. Fig. 2O is a diagramatic view of a-section of the controller or record-strip, showing the specialleading-signals.

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is a representation of a section of the conl tr'oller with leading-signals associated with type-signals for a line.

Similar numerals in the several figures in- 1 dicate the same parts.

For purposes Vot' illustration the` improved;

.leader is -shown as adapted andapplied to ,the galley mechanism of"\a well-known type casting and composing machine, that of Pat! ent No. 625,998, to which latter reference is made for a more full desori tion.` It'is suficient for present purp/osestonotethat 1 is n i the top or bed plate of the casting-machine; 2,

the galley; 3, the main-leverrforqthe centerl ing-plunger; 4, the actuating-leverjor the die-centeringmechanism;` 5, the'li'neh-trans-y fer bar; 6, the vertically-movable blade at the entrance to the galley; 7, theactuatinglever for said blade, deriving its motion fromA a cam on theshaft 8 of the galley mechanism, and 9 a reciprocating slide driven from a cam on shaft 8 and actuating the hooked arms l0 of the line-carrier. It is to be remembered that the action of the casting-machine is governed by a perforated record-strip or controller and that the j ustifying-wedges are each moved into operative relations with the adjusting devices by levers l1, said levers being designated for adjustment by the admission of air through passages 12 13. The galley mechanism is normally at rest and is set in action to remove the completed line of type from the line-channel to the galley by the action of the justifying-wedge-desgnating mechanism. When started in action, the cams on galley-shaft S are given one complete revolution, during which slide 0 is moved first outward or to the right, Fig. l, then a full excursion inward or to the left, and finally returned to its intermediate position, as indicated by full lines in Fig. l0 and by dotted lines in Fig. 2. During these movements blade Gis elevated to uncover the entrance to the galley, and line-transferrer 5 is advanced to force the completed line (previously brought to position by the linecarrier) under blade 6 and into the galley, after which said blade again descends to position.

The foregoing brief summary will be of.as sistance in understanding the application of the present invention. The leader proper embraces the means for delivering leads, one at a time, to the galley, in rear of the last line of type inserted therein, and were it not for obstructing the galley or rendering the apparatus difficult of access it might be located in close proximity to the galley-entrance and either above or belowr the latter; but in applying it to an already-existing mechanism it is found expedient to locate it to one side of and above the galley.' To this end the leader is arranged above and in rear of the galley-blade 6, Fig. 7, and to one side of the galley. It comprises a bed plate or frame 20, mounted on posts 2l, secured to the galley-frame and provided with two oppositelygrooved uprights or housings 22, forming a channel for the reception of a column of leads. One of the housings 22 is fixed in position, and the other is rendered adjustable with relation thereto, as by a screw-bolt 23, engaging a nut 24, Fig. 14, the latter received in an undercut groove 25, extending longitudinally of the bed-plate 20. This is to permit adjustment to accommodate leads of differentlength. Attached to the lower end of the rear flange 26 of each housing 22 is a horizontal bar 27, forming the fioor of the lead receptacle or channel and serving to sustain the lower lead a slight distance above the frame. The lower end of the flange 26 is also slotted for the reception of the pusher and its guide-bar, and the opposite flange 23 is likewise slotted to permit the passage of a lead, said slot being equal in width to the thickest lead employed.

' rlhe lead-pushers, of which two are preferably employed, one for each housing, each comprises aV horizontal spring-blade 30, scoured at one end to a bar 3l, guided to reciprocate in ways in the lower end of the housing, the opposite end being cut away on its upper surface to form a slightly-undercut shoulder 32. Vhen the pusher is retracted, said shoulder stands just in rear of theinner surface of flange 26, the reduced end of the pusher extending beneath the lowest lead. The forward or free end of the pusher is curved slightly to cause its engaging end to bear against the under surface of' the lead resting upon the fioor of the channel, so that when retracted the shoulder will stand above and be heldin. position to engage the rear edge of the lower lead, and when the pusher is advanced it will drive said lead out through the slots in the opposite ianges 28. To adapt the device for operating upon all thicknesses of leads, the shoulder 32 is formed ofaheight equal to or slightly less than the thickness of the thinnest lead, and the discharge-opening in the opposite flange 28 equals or slightly exceeds the thickness of the thickest lead employed. Hence to avoid discharging more than one lead at a time when the thinner varieties are employed a cut-off is located at the discharge-opening. This consists in the present instance of two bars 33, one foreach housing, mounted upon links 3ft and held pressed downward or toward the floor 27 of the channel bya spring 35. The lower ends of the bars 33 are beveled and projected inward toward the discharge-orifice, so that they will yield readily to the advance of the lower lead under the infiuence of the pushers, but only sufficient to permit the escape of said lead, the springs holding them down upon the upper surface of the lead by which they were moved, so as to prevent the escape of the superposed lead or leads contained in the channel. The forward motion of the pushers 30 is sufficient in extent to carry the engaging shoulders 32 beyond the cut-olf 33 and deliver the lead into the mouth of a vertical conductor 36 in line with the galley-blade 6, said conductor being formed between the out. wardly and downwardly curved face 37 of bed-plate 2O and a plate 3S, secured to the latter.

The galley blade or rule 6 instead of being solid, as heretofore, is provided with alongitudinal channel 39, which is closed at the inner end in line with the inner wall of the galley. The bottom of this channel is omitted or cut away opposite the galley, while the top is omitted along the outer section, or that standing immediately below and in line with conductor 36, and the leads as they fallfrom said conductor enter and are received Within the blade 6.

Supported on ways 40, attached to blade 6,

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is aslide 41, to which is adjustably secured 'a pusher-blade 42, the latter Working within channel-39 and furnished with an eXpansible head1/43 forv engaging the lead after it has been received in the channel and transfer.

ring it to the inner end of the blade opposite the galley, thusbringing it into position to enter the galleyin front ofthe next succeeding line of type lwhenblade 6 is elevated for the purpose Y The yfeeding motion of the lead-pushers is in the present instance derived from the vertically-movable blade-6 and coincides` therewith. It will beremembered that blade' 6 rises to admit the completed line to the galley. This motion is transmitted to the kpushers-30 through a lever 44, connected through link to an arm l46,fast to shaft47. This shaft carries two arms 48, of which the outer one is adjustable, each furnished with a fork engaging a pin 49 on its pusher-bartl. 4A spring connected rto lever 44 serves to retract the pusher and hold it in position With its engaging-shoulder in rear of the lower lead. If the lever 44 were engaged directlyby the blade 6, the device would operate as a constant feeder, a lead being discharged each time a` v line was introduced into the galley; but to increase .its capacity for automatic control, as well as to furnish means for readily throwing it out of action when desired, a disengaging device is interposed. In'the present instance this is introduced in the forxn of a pin 50, supported to rotate and reciprocate in a bearing formed in bed-plate 20, and provided with an arm 5l, in Aposition to enter a notch 52 in a block fast on blade 6. v to engage notch 52, it will accompany blade 6 in its vertical motions and operate the lead-v feeder, but when. withdrawn from the notch:

the blade `is free to move whilethe leader remains at rest. The reciprocating motions of pusher-blade 42 aretransmitted from slide 9l of the line-carrying devices through a yielding and detachable connection, yielding to preventdamage should the pusher become jammed, and detachable for the ready removal of the pusher-blade. In thepresent adaptation there is secured to the slide 9 a plate 55, bearing a segment, and an arm 57, pivoted at 5S o'n said plate and provided with a guide 59, embracing the* segment, Fig. 2. Arm- 57 is provided with a shoulder 60, Fig. 1l, be

tween which and a spring-actuated pivoted dog 6l is secured a pin 62 on` slide 4l. This arrangement notonly accommodates the rise and fall ofthe galley-blade 6, but it cects a slight retraction of the pusher 42 as the blade 6 is elevated, a specialfeature of accommodation to existing dimensions for increasingI the throw of the pusher.

It will be noted that the movements of the' parts selected for operatingthe lead-feeding pushers 30 andftranslating-pusher 42 are Well adapted for the purpose had in view-to wit, the insertion of a'lead behind each completed line of type as the Vlatter is delivered to the AWhen pin is turned galley. yThus the bringing of the line of type.

.opposite the galley is accompanied by a retraction of pusher.42the elevation ofthe :blade 6 to vadmit the line feeds a lead from the holder and delivers it within the blade 6,.

and the descent of said blade and returnof rear of the last line as the column is built up.

in the gallery it, infact, precedestheline of matter as composed l011 ,thevcontroller and printed or read from the type. The significance of this will'later appear.

As thus far described the apparatus is adapted to automatically insert a lead with each line of type delivered to they galley, its automatic action beingdependent, however, upon the galley mechanism, although susceptible of intentional interruption,as When'the operator disconnects the lead-feeding devices from its driving mechanism; rbut it not infrequently happens that ythe compositor finds it? necessary or desirable to insert alead orleads y between certain lines only, or to lead a given paragraph or section of the column, leaving the balance solid. 4With theleader described f applied tothe composing-machine it .would be possible for him to indicate on the control- Ioi ler orotherwise signal the operativewhen tof connect and disconnect the leading-attach-y ment;V but such a scheme .wouldnecessarilys be unreliable, as involving a concurrence ofaction on `the part of the compositor and theattendant at the 'composing-,machina and -it is in part for the purpose of-avoiding this and' other-defects in such a system that the present' arrangement has been devised.A The AIlo' proposition is to place theileading action un--f der vthe direct control of the compositor, whoy prepares theV controller or :record-strip, an`d this is accomplished by making the controller itself the governing agent of theleader, as it has heretofore been of the composing mechanism, so that the compositormay designate. just where and when the leads shall besup-.

plied to the galley. Y l

It is obvious that in carryingout .thisin-f vention various forms of transmitting and controlling mechanisms may be interposedbetween the controller and leading attachment for this purpose, andthat-.about to be described may be taken as illustrative ofone of the preferredy embodimentsv adapted forr application to an existingtype of machine. First, as to the controller. It is only neces-v sary to provide it with a distinctive-signaler: perforation operative in-the composing-ma chine to govern the starting and stoppingbf For economical reas the leader, as desired.

sons these signals, instead ofstandingalone; and thus entailing a non-productive revolution of the driving-shaft, are preferably associated with the j ustification-signals,inasm uch as the latter occupy a position between lines, where the leading is to occur, are in multiple, affording opportunities for differentiating between the starting and stopping, and involve the temporary suspension of the type-casting function. In the present instance the leading-signal is composed of any one ofthe numerous signals ,or perforations designating lines in the die-case in association with either one of the justification-wedge-designating signals or perforations, one of the latter for designating stoppage, and the other action of the leader. Thus the starting-signal may consist of a perforation 63, Figs. 2O and 2l, controlling the admission of air to passage 12 when coupled with a perforation 64 leading to one of the matrix-adjusting pins 65, Fig. 1, while the stopping-signal may consist of a perforation 6G, controlling admission to the other justifier-passage 13,acting in conjunction with perforation G4. This will not interfere with the normal operation of the casting-machine, notwithstanding the fact that said pin G5 is part of the adjusting system, because no cast is made when pressure is admitted to either of the justification-passages l2 or 13. The relative location of the parts communicating with passages 12 and 13 is of course immaterial, and in order to avoid confusion extreme positions have been selected for the diagrammatic illustrations, Figs. 1 and 20. In practice it is customary to locate the port corresponding with passage 13 nearer the center, as indicated in Fig. 2l, wherein is represented a section of controller-containing signals representing a complete line of composition, beginning with a leader starting signal 63-1-64 and terminating with a leader-stopping signal 664-64. Next, as to the means for transmitting the signals from the con troller to the leader. Secured to the main frame in proximity to the paper-feed for the controller is a frame 70, in which is supported a vertical shaft 7l, provided with a cross-head 72. `Each arm of said cross-head carries a retainer in the form of a pivoted latch 73, whose hooked head is adapted to engage a shoulder 74 on the frame. The rear ends of the latches are connected by a spring 75, tending to project their heads toward shoulders 74, and the latter are so related to the cross-head that when at one extreme of its oscillation one latch will be in engagement, and when at the opposite extreme the other latch will engage. Each latch 73 is also provided with an arm 76, which when its head is in engagement with its shoulder 74 will stand slightly beyond the face of the crosshead. Mounted in bearings on frame is a horizontal shaft 77, supporting a pivoted frame, comprising two arms 78, connected by a web 79, and an independent lever 80, provided with a limiting stop-arm 8l. Motion is transmitted from this lever 8O to arms 78 through a yielding connection, such as spring 82, interposed between said lever 8O and web .79, Fig. 6. AEach arm 78 stands .opposite one ibut in the same vertical plane with the disengaging-arm 76 of its latch73, so that when either tripping-bar 83 is elevated into the vplane of arm 7G and reciprocated it will by its engagement with said arm 76 irst withdraw the latch from its shoulder and then turn the cross-head-unt-il the opposite shoulder is engaged by its latch. Lever S0 is also provided with a pivoted link 84,whose forward or free end is slotted longitudinally to permit independent motion of a normally reciprocating driving member, such as pin 85, and is furnished with a depression 86 to receive and engage said pin 85, and thus compel the link and its connected parts to follow the motions of said pin. As the timing of the main actuating-lever 87 ofthe die-centering mechanism is suitable for the purpose, the pin 85'is attached to said lever 87, and being prolonged over links 83 it serves to limit their vertical motions and retain them in line with the cross-head when elevated. Beneath each link 83 84 is located a cylinder 90, containing a piston 91 for effecting the elevation of the links into working position. One of the cylinders pertaining to links S3 is connected to the jnstification-designating passage 12 and the other to the justiication-designating passage 13, while the cylinder of link 84 is connected to the selected leading-passage, such as that communicating with pin G5. When pressure is admitted to the cylinder of link 84, the latter will be coupled up with pin 85, thereby causing a reciprocation of links 83; but as the engaging ends of the latter are out of line with the arms of cross-head 72 the latter will not be disturbed. 1f, however, pressure is at the same time admitted to the cylinder of one of the links 83, the latter' will be brought into position to engage first the latch and then the arm of the cross-head, thereby operating to shift the position of the latter from one extreme to the other, carrying with it shaft 7l. This action will take place if the latch opposite the selected link 83 happens to be in its advanced position-that is, engaging its shoulder 74. Should it be in retracted position, no movement would be communicated to the cross-head.

As is obvious, the mechanism described is competent to interpretate the signals on the controller (composed of justification-signals plus a special or leading signal) and to con- IOO IIO

vert them into movements of shaft 71 in op- Y posite directions. Hence it only remains to be seen how said motions are caused to control the action of the leader.

The coupling-pin 50, by whose rotary movement the feeding of the leads is controlled, is provided with an extension 100, Fig. 14, angularin section and passing loosely through a link 101, Fig. 10,'whose opposite end is pivotedtoa switch-bar This switch-baris 106, ofwhichthe inner',f106, is therno're prominent. Pivoted to the switchbaron the inner' vto side andinrear of thepoint of attachment of link 101 is a shuntinglever 107. This shunt-g ing-lever is furnishedwith'twoy shoulders .108; 109, between whichl is` received a portion Vof switch-bar, therebyV permitting a limited ,de-

grec of independent Vmotiomand the inner;

edge vof said sh'unting-'leverris curved rear-y wardly and outwardly, as seen infFig. 10,

' saidcurved Vportion overlappingthe engaglingface. or portion ot'l shoulder 106 when the shunting-lever is drawn to'the left. The endotthe shunting-lever is, moreover', connected c to a crank-arm on shaft 71, as, through link #110, lever'111,"and link'112, in such manner that w-hen cross-head 72 is'in one extreme position shuntingflever 107 will be. drawn to rthe left, Fig-110, with its curved su rface overlapping shoulder106,andwhen in the opposite extreme position the shunting-'lever will be moved back to uncover shoulder 106 and tilt switch-bar until .its shoulder 105 is projected across the path ot the arm 113, carried by slide 9, "When the parts are vin normal position, as represented by full lines, Fig.10, the feeding of the leads is suspended, because pin is turned to withdraw-its 'arinl from notch 52 and arm113 is free to reciprocate without engaging shoulder 105.

' When, however, the signal to begin leading occurs, shunting-lever 107 is-moved'back to funcover-shoulder 106 and tilt switch-bar 102 until shoulder `1051is brought into the pathof arm 113, so that as slidev9 moves outward to `carry a completed line to the galley said arm 113 will by its engagement with shoulder 105 shift the switch-bar 102 klongitudinally, thereby turning pin50 and establishing connection between the leadffeeder and its actuating devices. As slide `9 retreats after the delivery of the line to advancethe line-carrier to position the lead fed to the blade 6 is pushed forward to the galley in position to enter in advance of Vthe next succeeding line. At the same time switch-bar 102 is reciprocated by the engagementof bar 113 with shoulder 106 to again disconnect the feeding devices. This is done vto facilitate the raisingandturning back of blade 6 tol permit access to the matter contained in the galley. So long as shoulder 105 remains in the path ot' arm 113 the feeding of leads will occur during each reciprocation of slide 9., as explained. Vhen, however, the signal to stop leading is reached, shunting-lever 107 isl moved to the lett, Fig. 10, so that its curved engaging surface overlapsshoulder 106 in the path of arm 113. This does not immediately aect the position of switch-bar 102. Arm

113 again engages shoulder 105 and a load is delivered, as before; lbut'during the return i motion-of slide 9 arm v113 operates'through l shunting-,lever107 to reciprocalej the switch?.k

otle'ads upon the nextis'trokezpt b'ar 113. 1 f Theintroductionofafithe shunting-lever 107 Lbetween -thefswitch-.bar andv cross-hea'df,"i n.- stead of connectingthe'latterdirectly'to said switch-bar, as'might bedofnes offim'portance f' 'asjapplied to a systemin vwhichthe controller f .operates injthe `type setting orfcasting jma chine in the reverse order to that in whichit 1 k vwas composedin that it'permits thlfaintroduc``l i l l'tionl yota lead after thesignal to stop,has'b'e-i'v come effective-and, moreover, permits. ofthe insertion of asingle lead. 'Io accomplish this, litis only necessary that the startingsignal i should lbe associated-with the first *justica jf tion-signal or the equivalent thereof and rthe stopping-signal with the second justitication-v y signal or-equivalent, in which event shoulder 105 will bepresented to arm 113 Whenmoving in onedirectiony to eectthefeedingand upon the return of said arm will engage the shunting-lever to Withdraw shoulder105, sov

that at the nextreciprocation ofarm 1 will beno'delivery of a lead.

It should be explained that in practice the` 13 there -signal lead is-applied to thecontrollerimmediately after the last solid lineand before thevirst line of leaded ,matter is ,composed thereon, andthe signal stopis inserted at the conclusion of the leaded matter; but these signals are reversed at the type casting or setting. machine, owing to the reversal ot the controller, the signal stop being converted into lead and lead into stop7 Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure ters Patent, is-

. 1. Ay controller forrtypecomposing ma`` chines provided with special -leadingfsign'als for lcontrolling the? insertion of leads; substantially as described;

2. A controller for'type castingand composing machinesk provided with leading-signals compounded of j ustification-designating signals and a selected signal; substantially as described. v

3. In a type-composing machine provided with line-assembling devices and a controller, andin combination therewith a leading'mechanism responsive to signals contained in the controller and governed thereby; substantially as described.

4. In a type-composingmachine the combination with the line-assembling devices, of a leading mechanism and a controller in the form of a perforated record-strip, the latter governing the action of said leading-mechanism; substantially as described.

-5. In a type casting and composing mach-ine governed inaction lby a'perforated recordstrip, the combi'nationiwith-said record-strip and the galley or line-assemblingmechanism,

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700, bar and at thesame'time -tilt'it so as to with-` j., draw the shoulder 105fi'omv` the path of arn 1- f `113,fan'dithus interrupt the further delivery of a leading mechanism provided with conlected signals of the controller acting upon said leading mechanism to automatically govern the delivery of leads to the galley; substantially as described.

7. In an automatic type casting and composing machinethe combination of the following elements, to-wit; a controller provided with signals representing justification and leads; a galley mechanism responsive to the justification-signals; and a leading mechanism deriving motion from the galley mechanism and controlled, as to operation, by the lead-signals of the controller; substantially as described. 1

8. In an automatic type casting and composing machine the combination of the following elements, lo wit; a controller provided with perforations serially arranged and representing individual types, line justification and leads; a galley mechanism responsive to the justification perforations or signals; and a leading mechanism responsive to the lead perforations or signals but deriving its motions from the galley mechanism; substantially as described.

9. In a type-composing machine the combination of the following elements, to wit: a controller provided with lead-signals in addition to the normal signals; a galley or composing mechanism for assembling lines of type; a leading mechanism; means for actuating said leading mechanism; and means governed by the controller for automatically interrupting or disconnecting the leader-actuating devices at a period subsequent to the delivery accompanying the lead-signal; substantially as described.

l0. In a galley mechanism for type-com posing machines the combination with the galley, and line-transferrer, of a movable galleyblade normally closing the entrance to the galley and provided with a longitudinal channel, a lead-feeder delivering into said channel, and a pusher Working iu said channel to transfer the lead to the galley; substantially as described.

11. In a galley mechanism for type-composing machines, the combination With the galley, line-carrier and line-transferrer, of a galley-blade movable substantially perpendicularly to the path of the line-transferrer and provided with a longitudinal channel, a leadfeeding device discharging into said galleyblade, and a pusher moving in unison with the line-carrier to advance a lead opposite the galley as the line-carrier returns af tor delivering a line to the galley; substantially as described.

12. In a lead-feeding mechanism for typecom posing machines t-he combination with the lead receptacle or channel 'anda pusher for described.

13. In a lead-feeding attachment for typecomposing machines the combination with a lead receptacle or channel provided with a discharge orifice or slot and a shouldered pusher working therethrough and engaging the lowermost lead, of a cnt-off supported on links to move both vertically and outwardly with respect to the discharge-orifice and provided with an elastic tension member holding it toward said discharge-orifice; substantially as described.

14E. In a leading attachment for type-composing machines th'e combination, t-o form an adjustable lead holding and feeding attachment, of the following elements, to wit: a bed-plate; two flanged housings or uprights of which one is adjustably secured to the bed-plate and cach is provided with a trans' verse bar forming the bottom of the lead-channel; a discharge-oriee immediately above said bar; a shouldered pushing-blade attached to a bar supported in guides on each housing; a pivoted cut-off bar mounted on each housing; and actuating devices common to the two pushing-blades; substantially as described.

15. In a galley mechanism for type-composing machines the combination with a vertically-reciprocating longitudinally-channeled blade at the entrance to the galley, of aleadfeeding attachment located to one side of thc galley and above said blade in position to deliver the leads into the latter; substantially as described.

16. In a galley mechanism for type-composing machines the combination with the vertically movable longitudinally channeled blade at the entrance to the galley, of a leadfeeder located to one side of the galley and above said blade for delivering leads to the latter, actuating devices for said lead-feeder connected to the galley-blade, and a pusher reciprocating within the galley-blade; substantially as described.

17. In a galley mechanism for type-composing machines the combination with the galley and a lead-feeder, of a galley-blade provided with a longitudinal channel open at the top near one end for the reception of the leads and open at the bottom at the opposite end for the discharge ot' the leads, and a pusher working in said channel; substantially as described.

18. In a galley mechanism for type-compos- 'loo IIO

ing machinel/s, the combination with the chan-v neled galley-blade, ofthe pushersupportedv on away attached to` said' blade and connected to its driving mechanism througha 'yield-v ing-trip device, substantially as described. ,l

19.l In a galley mechanism for type-com p osv ing'machines the combination with the slidey actuatingthe line-'carrier and the reciprocatingy channeled galley-blade, 'of a lead-feeder, connected to and operating in unison wit-h the galley-blade, and a lead-tr'ansferrei'.working in the galley-blade andconnected to and operating in unison with the line-carrier slide; substan-tiallyas described.

v20. In a lead-feeding attachment'for 'the` galley mechanism of a type-composing machine such as described, the combination with the lead-feeder, the pusher mounted and re` ciprocating upon the galley-.blade and the slide for actuating the line-carrier, ofthe link pivotally attached at oneend to said slide-and at the other to said pusher, said two points ofv attachment being in a linel transverse tothedirection of motion of the galleyblad e,where by as the ylatter is elevated the pusher willb'e retracted slightly; vsnbstautiallyas described.

2l. Ina lead-feeding attachment for the galley mechanism of atype-composing machine, the combination with the pusher carried by the galley-blade1y and the slide from which said pusher receivesl'ongitudinal mo tion, ot' the link pivoted to said slide and provided with a shoulder and a spring-actuated` the controller, whereby the latter determines the times and intervals of leading; substantially as described 23. In a type-composing machine, the combination of the following elements, to wit:v a leader; actuating devices for said leader including a switch for throwing the same into or out of action; a controller; and means 'for actuating said switch from said controller, substantially as described, whereby the insertion of leads is governed automatically by said controller.

24. In a type-composing machine containing a galley or line-assembling mechanism, and a lead-supplyin g attachment therefor,the combination with the latter, of actuating devices controlled by a switch, a perforated controller, and a pneumatic signal-interpreter intermediate said switch and the controller; substantially as described.

25.- In a type-composing machine the combination of the following elements, to wit: line-assembling devices including a galley, a

- line-carrier, a line-transferrer and a galleyblade; a Vleadingattachment for insertinggj'-l leads between adjacentlines provided with.` au actuating mechanism includingadisen -ga'gingfdevice fo1'..suspending the action of the leader; a switch vadapted -to be' engaged Asubstantially as described.y

by the line-carrier mechanism foi-.actuating l, saidfdisengaging memberto stop or start vthe leader; and means for setting'said switch;` l i ygalley or line-assembli'n g mechanism; a lead-f.

feeder provided*with'actiiatingmeans includ#v So n ,ing a disengaging device 'for throwingtfthe lleader intoand outofaction;` aswitch-'baril for actuating said-dise'ngagingdevice; means. `for setting the switch;y anda movable` mem ber-such asarm l'l-jforengaging the'switchI tof'operate the disengaging device; snbstans'l tially as described.`

27. Ina type-corn posin'ginachine the` comy Y bination ywith the' disconnecting device for n. controlling the' action ofltlie'lead-.feederfofa i switch-bar pivotally attachedto a'linkso` that' itcan oscillate about either ,of two centers I L" and-provided withltwo shoulders; a recipro-'w Y eating member-'such as arm 11B-for engag ingthe shoulders onv the switchfleveig'to rec iprocate .the latter; "and means for l tilting said switch-lever to withdraw one of its shoulmember; substantially'as described.

bination Vof the following elements, to Wit:v a

' ders from the, path ol "the said reciprocating'`v leaderwhose.actnatingdevices are connect-ed of both longitudinal and rotary motions; a

link partaking of the rotary motion lof said I y bolt; a switch-bar pivotallyconnectedto saidI link and provided with an engaging shoulder Vat eachside of its-point of attachment to the link; a reciprocating member-r-such as bar 11S-adapted toengage the shoulders onthe IIO .to a driving memberythrough a bolt capable switch-bar. pivotally attached to one end of a s link and provided with engaging shoulders for cooperating with a movable driving mem- A ber, such as bar 113, and a shunting-lever pivoted to the switch-bar -toone side oflthe f pointl of attachment to the link and adaptedto be projected into the path ofthe said driv ing member; substantially as described.

`30. In a type-composing machine thecombination of the following elements,l for inter f pretating and transmitting signals from the ber; a secondl driving member coupled ,with the'driven member; and means for coupling f up the primary driving and driven members, and the second driving member with its driven member; substantially as described.

31. In a type-composing machine the combination of the following elements, to wit: a primary driving member; a driven member adapted to be coupled with said driving member; a plurality of secondary driving members coupled with said driven member; a pis ton controlling the engagement of the said driven member and the primary driving member; and separate pistons for controlling the engagement ot' said secondary driving members with their transmitting members; substantially as described.

3:2. In a type-composing machine, as a means for interpreting; and transmitting signals from the controller to the leader, the combination of the following elements, to wit: a primary driving member-such as pin S5; a driven member adapted to be coupled to said driving member-as through link S4; a plurality of secondary driving members such as links S3-coupled to said driving member; pistons' controlling the engagement otl said driven and secondary driving members; and an oscillating transmitting member-such as cross-head 75l-with which said secondary driving members cooperate-substantally as described.

33. In a type-composing machine, the combination with the leader-controlling devices, of a pivoted cross-head, two reciprocatory members--such as links S3-normally discon nected from said cross-head but each provided with means for shifting it into engagement therewith; a reciprocating driver and a driven member-such as link 8-normally disconnected from said driver and provided with means for shifting it into engagement therewith and for transmitting motion to the two reciprocating members.

34E. In a type composing machine, as a means for transmitting signals from the controller to the leader, the combination of the following elements, to wit: an oscillatory cross-head whose arms are provided with retaining catches; three links connected to reciprocate in unison; a driving member; and a plurality of pistons, one for each link, operating through the links to connect the one to the driving member and the others to engage the catches and shift the position oi the cross-head; substantially as described.

35. In a type-composing machine the coinbination of the following elements, to wit: an oscillatory cross-head; a reciprocatory link opposite each arm oi' the cross-head and movable into or out of engagement therewith, a reciprocating driving member overlying said links and forming a stop therefor; a third link detacbabiy connected to said driving member and connected to the first-mentioned links through a yielding connection; and means for independently shifting each of said links from normal position into engagement with their opposing members; substantially as described.

J. SELLERS BANCROFT. MAURITZ C. INDAIIL.

Vitnesses:

FRANK G. GRIER, FRANCIS E. OUNsWoRTH. 

